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'''Perhael''' was a [[Sindarin]] name that [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] used for [[Samwise Gamgee]] | '''Perhael''' was a [[Sindarin]] name, meaning "half-wise".<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 102</ref>, that [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] used for [[Samwise Gamgee]].<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref><ref>{{HM|SD}}, p. 129</ref> The name was a translation of the [[Westron]] name ''[[Banazîr]]''.{{fact}} | ||
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From the [[Sindarin]] root ''[[per-]]'' "half" and ''[[sael]]'' meaning "wise".{{fact}} | From the [[Sindarin]] root ''[[per-]]'' "half" and ''[[sael]]'' meaning "wise".{{fact}} | ||
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Revision as of 13:32, 31 July 2011
Perhael was a Sindarin name, meaning "half-wise".[1], that Aragorn II used for Samwise Gamgee.[2][3] The name was a translation of the Westron name Banazîr.[source?]
Etymology
From the Sindarin root per- "half" and sael meaning "wise".[source?]
Other forms
Cognates
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 102
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, p. 129
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 211, (dated 14 October 1958), footnote
- J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 230, (dated 8 June 1961)
